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3.5 Year Old Oy Won't Potty train...help!
Asked by M.B. from Atlanta
on January 11, 2007
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I am completely frustrated. My son is 3 1/2 and trying to potty train. He will go all day in his Thomas the train underwear, and not pee in them once. However, he r...
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- have you tried when ever he poops in his pants taking him to the potty dumping it in the toilet and telling him that it belongs in the potty and not in his pants?
- When my son was that age, he refuse dto potty train also. What worked for him was the fact that he was looking forward to preschool, and I told him that if he didn't u...
- If he wants to be potty trained then tell him that only big boys who keep their underwear clean are allowed to wear that underwear. And then if he poops in his underw...
How to Potty Train 3.5 Year-old Boy
Asked by J.D. from Canton
on February 22, 2008
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My 3.5 year-old son is very smart but he just refuses to potty train. I've tried to bribe him with candy, potty prizes (little toys he can get if he uses the potty), a...
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- You have to think about it logically. HE is choosing whether or not he is going to potty train , NOT YOU. All you have to do is make the choice, and then stick with ...
- My son will be 4 in April, He isn't fully potty trained yet but I did notice a big improvement when I bought him his own potty chair for downstairs and he uses the big...
- I have a 3y/o boy and we were/are having the same issue. I started a sticker chart. Everytime he goes to the potty like a big boy he gets a sticker. After 5 sticker...
Help!! My 3 1/2 Year Old Son Won't Potty Train ...
Asked by J.Z. from Seattle
on August 15, 2009
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Okay .. so here is my dilemma. We have been trying for several months to get our 3 1/2 year old son to potty train. He is in daycare full-time and he has no problem ...
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- Hi Jo Anne, You are not alone! First, I would say that you need to let go of the expectations you have about when your son "should" potty train and whether or not ...
- I just wanted to tell you I am in the same boat as you, but I have twins. I have to say some of the problem is me as I am not a very patient person when it comes to s...
- My boy got potty trained when he was 3 1/2 and it wasn't hard, my suggestions: 1. Try to trained him over a weekend when you have nothing to do. 2. Get regular u...
Question About Son and Peeing-ready to Potty Train??
Asked by R.N. from Dallas
on August 20, 2006
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Hi mamas! I need some wisdom from others who've been there. My son is 14 months. Of course when he was a tiny newborn he sometimes peed all over-when they have poor bl...
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- My oldest did this for a breif time, I had the new diaper ready and open beside his behind and I opened the old, but kept him covered with the front--just in case. I ...
- Hi R., My sons were both potty trained when I adopted them but can I tell you what psychologist Kevin Leman says? It made perfect sense to me. He says to buy a li...
- Hi R., I feel he is too young to be potty trained. I can't imagine why that is happening but when your getting ready to take the diaper off. wait. Just open it, slo...
Do You Think 27 Months Is Too Young to Potty Train a Boy??
Asked by T.C. from St. Louis
on August 10, 2008
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My son is showing signs of readiness and I am thinking of going ahead and trying to potty train him. My daughter was fully PT'd at 25 months old (even at night and nap...
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- I think it is less about the chrolonogical age and more about the maturity and development of your individual child. My son was about 32 months. It was initiated by hi...
- No it's not too young. I worked at a day care center where they started potty training girls and boys at 1 year old. Especially if he's asking to be put on the pot...
- Every boy is different...go ahead and try. If after trying you find he's not ready, then back up and try again later. Since he has an older sibling he sees her do it...
3 Year Old Son Refuses to Potty Train
Asked by J.C. from Spokane
on March 14, 2008
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Hi, my 3 year old son does not want to potty train. We started training when he was 2 1/2 and I never pushed it then and now we're approaching 3 1/2 and he freaks out...
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- I had the same problem with my son. It took watching my daycare providers son who is a year older than my son. My son was finally potty trained at the age of 5. My hus...
- Dear J., When my now grown son had a tough time potty training, my Dr. told me to buy a yello duck big enough that it wouldn't fit down the drain of the toilet. And ha...
- I was so stressed out about this potty training thing...I had a baby then my son turned 3 a couple months later. We were holding off on potty training until after the...
Is My Almost 3 Yr Old Ready to Potty Train?
Asked by V.D. from New York
on September 27, 2010
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My daughter will be 3 in two months. I've tried to potty train several times. She has the amazing ability to stay dry in her new underpants. But I can't get her to ...
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- Hi, with any current disaster, if you just say, "Will this matter in 5 years?" the answer is no - trust me, she will be potty trained. Is she verbal? If so, I would ...
- I agree she needs some kind of reward for staying on the potty for some time, then for actually going. Set a timer while she's on the potty, read her a book, run the ...
- Leave her naked on the bottom. Leave the potty chair out near her, wherever she is. They can't hold their bladder long enough to run to the bathroom, yet. She's ...
Starting to Potty Train 22 Month Old Son
Asked by A.W. from Las Vegas
on January 10, 2010
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Hello Mommies! My 22 month old sone went pee-pee on the potty for the 2nd time...the first time was yesterday. I am currently on maternity leave with my 2 week old d...
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- Hey A., I have read a few books on the subject and the best one I have read thus far is "Toilet Training in Less than a Day" by Nathan Azrin and Richard Foxx. Severa...
- Hi A., Congratulations on the new little one! I recommend that you make sure he is ready by going to www.pottytots.com and looking at the "signs of readiness" and FA...
- Read Toilet Training In Less Than A Day, I swear by it.
Potty train...I Need Help!!
Asked by L.Z. from Punta Gorda
on February 25, 2008
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I want to potty train my 2 year old. She shows interest. . She won't go on the potty. When she goes #2 :), she hides,and gets mad when you go near her.. How do I do...
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- If taking her shopping for big girl panties does not work, then I can tell you what my kids did for my grandson. He would not go #2 on the potty so they cut a whole t...
- My little girl now almost 4 Fully got potty trained at 3. #2 Toke forever, she Just mastered that, SO at 2 let her take her time. My Girl hid also for #2 and would get...
- With help from her teacher in day care, we successfully potty-trained our little girl at 22 months. At the time, I was having another baby and was trying to avoid hav...
Houdini Diaper Boy - How Young Is Too Young to Potty Train?
Asked by M.M. from Kansas City
on June 23, 2008
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I have read a few requests/responses with a giggle about your babies pulling their diapers off at naptime, but when it happens to you it's not so funny! When my son wo...
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- I would guess that either his diaper was uncomfortable or he just got interested in messing with it. I don't think removing a diaper once is a signal that he's ready t...
- My daughter started going on her potty at 10 months old and was completely potty trained, even at night, by a year and a half. It might be time. Granted you will hav...
- My 21 month old daughter has been using her potty chair and the toilet since she could walk (almost 11 months old). We've always had the potty chair in the bathroom s...
